Wednesday, 13 October 2004
Adventure Hiking Trail
« Hero | Main | Bush vs Kerry - Round 2.5 »Jen and I went backpacking last weekend on the Adventure Hiking Trail in Wyandotte Forrest in Harisson County Indiana. The trail itself is 27 miles in length which was impossible for us to complete on our simple overnight trek. We entered the trail a mile from "Post C" and headed west for about four more miles. There we set up camp just off the trail on one of the ridges and enjoyed a peaceful night in the woods (with the exception of a couple of planes flying into and out of Louisville) The following morning we packed up and backtracked back to our truck.
The trail itself was well marked as it meandered up and down the hills ofSouthern Indiana. Every so often the trail crossed one of the many horse trails in the area which led us to encounter a number of horseback tours. The weather was perfect for early October and the trees were just beginningto turn providing a multitude of fall colors for our viewing. Although the trails go along a number of ridges, we encountered no panoramic scenes.
I only encountered two problems with the trail. The first complaint is about the trail conditions. In a couple of places we had to walk around downed trees and through bramble patches where the trail was not completelycleared. This complaint is minor compared to the fact that they had no easily available maps of the trail. This was annoying because we had no ideawhere we were or where we were going. We were able to guess our way into alovely weekend, but it could have been more enjoyable if we had a map to tell us our position on the trail.
All in all it is a good trail for backpacking and I would give it 3 stars . I would like to go back when I have more time and complete thewhole 26 miles trail.
